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TIL that some people have the CCR5 gene and that makes them immune to contract HIV.

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78GXP TIL Tattooed individuals were experimentally found to be more short-sighted and impulsive than the non-tattooed
8a5RX TIL Owls have tubular eyes instead of spherical, making them unable to move their eyes in other directions. Instead of moving their eyes, they swivel their heads to view their surroundings.
p8Gv8 TIL final battle scene in "The Last Jedi" was filmed on Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat in Bolivia. By some estimates more than 10 billion tons of salt cover the region today and it's home to more than 50 percent of the world's lithium reserves
4raR TIL: Inca architecture was built to be earthquake resistent. Inca masonry is effective in withstanding even major tremors
5Vw0P TIL the word 'Rooster' originated in the mid to late 18th century as a euphemism to avoid the sexual connotation of the original English 'Cock', and is widely used throughout North America.